10134032

Wireless Beacon Communications Through Magnetic Card Readers

PublishedNovember 20, 2018
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Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
20 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A system comprising: a non-transitory memory; and one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the system to perform operations comprising: receiving check-in information from a connection between a communication device and a wireless beacon associated with a point of sale device comprising a magnetic card reader; in response to the receiving, receiving, from the communication device, a request for a transaction generating an alphanumeric identifier associated with the point of sale device based on the request; communicating the alphanumeric identifier to the communication device; receiving, from the point of sale device, a payment token comprising the alphanumeric identifier and a code sequence emulating magnetic card data for a payment card that is transmitted to the point of sale device through the magnetic card reader by the wireless beacon through a magnetic field communication, wherein the code sequence generated by the wireless beacon from a pre-established account token is received from the communication device with the alphanumeric identifier; determining payment information for an account associated with the pre-established account token using the payment token; and processing the payment information with the point of sale device.

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2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic field communication is range limited to a set proximity range selected to prevent unauthorized transmission of the payment token.

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3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the connection uses one of near field communication, radio communication, infrared communication, Bluetooth communication, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication, LTE Direct communication, or WiFi communication.

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4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing the payment information comprises transmitting the payment information to the point of sale device for transmission to a payment card issuer.

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5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the request to generate the alphanumeric identifier further comprises a payment request for a transaction, and wherein the processing the payment information comprises determining a payment account corresponding to the payment information and providing payment for the payment request to the point of sale device using the payment account.

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6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the providing the payment for the payment request to the point of sale device comprises generating a one-time use payment card number associated with the payment account and providing the one-time use payment card number to the point of sale device for processing with a card issuer gateway to receive the payment.

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7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the payment token comprises an encrypted payment token, and wherein the encrypted payment token is communicated to the wireless beacon by the communication device.

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8. The system of claim 7 , wherein encrypted payment token is decrypted prior to transmission to the magnetic card reader.

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9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the request to generate the alphanumeric identifier further comprises a payment request, and wherein the payment request is for a transaction with a merchant associated with the point of sale device.

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10. The system of claim 1 , wherein a payment request is transmitted to the communication device, and wherein the request to generate the alphanumeric identifier is received in response to the receiving the payment request.

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11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the request to generate the alphanumeric identifier further comprises a payment request for a transaction, and wherein the payment information comprises payment for the payment request.

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12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication device and the wireless beacon are connected when the communication device is within proximity of the wireless beacon.

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13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the proximity of the wireless beacon comprises an area of a merchant location associated with the point of sale device.

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14. A method comprising: receiving check-in information from a connection between a communication device and a wireless beacon associated with a point of sale device comprising a magnetic card reader; in response to the receiving, receiving, from the communication device, a request for a transaction; generating an alphanumeric identifier associated with the point of sale device based on the request; communicating the alphanumeric identifier to the communication device; receiving, from the point of sale device, a payment token comprising the alphanumeric identifier and a code sequence emulating magnetic card data for a payment card that is transmitted to the point of sale device through the magnetic card reader by the wireless beacon through a magnetic field communication, wherein the code sequence generated from a pre-established account token is received from the communication device with the alphanumeric identifier; determining payment information for an account associated with the pre-established account token using the payment token; and processing the payment information with the point of sale device.

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15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the payment token is encrypted, and wherein the encrypted payment token is communicated to the wireless beacon by the communication device.

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16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the encrypted payment token is decrypted prior to, transmission to the magnetic card reader.

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17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the connection uses one of near field communication, radio communication, infrared communication, Bluetooth communication, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication, LTE Direct communication, or WiFi communication.

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18. A non-transitory machine readable medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising: receiving check-in information from a connection between a communication device and a wireless beacon associated with a point of sale device comprising a magnetic card reader; in response to the receiving, receiving, from the communication device, a request for a transaction; generating an alphanumeric identifier associated the point of sale device based on the request; communicating the alphanumeric identifier to the communication device; receiving, from the point of sale device, a payment token comprising the alphanumeric identifier and a code sequence emulating magnetic card data for a payment card that is transmitted to the point of sale device through the magnetic card reader by the wireless beacon through a magnetic field communication, wherein the code sequence generated from a pre-established account token is received from the communication device with the alphanumeric identifier; determining payment information for an account associated with the pre-established account token using the payment token; and processing the payment information with the point of sale device.

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19. The system of claim 1 , wherein the alphanumeric identifier comprises a time-variable mapping between the communication device for a user and the point of sale device for a merchant.

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20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the alphanumeric identifier comprises a time-variable mapping between the communication device for a user and the point of sale device for a merchant.

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Publication Date

November 20, 2018

Inventors

Satish Govindarajan
Geoffrey W. Chatterton

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